Smiddy's Reef 360 Peninsula

rds85 · Mar 16, 2020

The tank is still in process but is standing on it's own. Still a couple weeks out. It may be hard to judge size, but it is a 360!

Tank build in process photos:

Yes the silicone edges get cleaned up after this step in build process!

Pmez · Mar 16, 2020

Is this a basement ? I wish we had them here in Cali. I’ve always wanted a peninsula tank but don’t have the right space layout in my house. Can’t wait to see this when it’s all done. I’ll be following along

rds85 · Mar 17, 2020

Paul Meza said:
Is this a basement ? I wish we had them here in Cali. I’ve always wanted a peninsula tank but don’t have the right space layout in my house. Can’t wait to see this when it’s all done. I’ll be following along

Yes, this is a basement. I grew up in Cali, so I feel your pain. I have been wanting a peninsula forever and can finally get it! Thank you for following.

rds85 · Mar 23, 2020

I started to roughly lay out the fish room. I still have a lot of electrical and plumbing to do for this room. Trying to determine general layout of the room before I run all the essential water lines and power. Some benefit to having everything else shut down. I can work on fish tank stuff.

rds85 · Apr 2, 2020

Tank is a week away from delivery. Had a few hiccups with COVID, but plan is to deliver tank next Thursday! Then install Saturday! Some teasers

Gablami · Apr 2, 2020

That looks awesome! You must be so excited.

rds85 · Apr 2, 2020

Gablami said:
That looks awesome! You must be so excited.

Very excited for next weekend!

rds85 · Apr 4, 2020

Fish room Friday night update:

Decided to put up some panels to sever as mounting areas for electronics and shelving... Then decided with so much water volume being in the basement, it was decided to put up FRP to protect the studs/walls.

A ton more work going on this weekend/week to get the fish room ready.

rds85 · Apr 5, 2020

Update on Fish room:

reef80 · Apr 6, 2020

rds85 said:
Finally started moving in downstairs! Fish room starts next week.

I can smell the freshness of the carpet and interior renno!!! good job!

rds85 · Apr 6, 2020

reef80 said:
I can smell the freshness of the carpet and interior renno!!! good job!

Thank you! It is all coming together finally.
Next Saturday should be a massive update.

rds85 · Apr 7, 2020

More updates:
FRP walls are up. I wish I put studs around the entire room and just put FRP walls everywhere, but that can be done at a later time. Areas with close proximity to saltwater have been accounted for.
Electrical is 75% complete - Add electrical drops in two places for Washing machine, and water mixing station, outlets installed around the room. Need to install ceiling exhaust fan for humidity. Two separate circuits were ran to the fish room dedicated to fish tank equipment.
Plumbing is 75% complete - All copper piping complete. Almost all of the sewage lines are complete, need to add my manifold for waste water exits from the main tank ( will be above the sink were the stub out is). Shop sink installed, Washing machine required plumbing is installed, started installing the water mixing station ( forgot to add a valve to the top of it, which is easy to fix and will be complete today)

Still a ton of detail work to do: caulk everything, install RO system, install apex electrical, the list goes on and on.

Gablami · Apr 7, 2020

Are you doing all this yourself? Seems like a massive amount of work.

rds85 · Apr 7, 2020

Gablami said:
Are you doing all this yourself? Seems like a massive amount of work.

95% of it was done by the boss woman and I, with three weeks of help from her parents and two weeks of help from my uncle.

It has been a massive amount of work and that is what we do with our current free time, since there is nothing else to do!

Gablami · Apr 7, 2020

Impressive! I like to do things myself too. Yes, very nice to have a project during these times.

rds85 · Apr 8, 2020

Gablami said:
Impressive! I like to do things myself too. Yes, very nice to have a project during these times.

That I do as long has the hardware stores do not officially close.

rds85 · Apr 8, 2020

Fish Room update: Slowly but surely continuing with building out the fish room. Waste water hook ups and water mixing station complete. Need to finish exhaust fan and then all the electrical will be complete. Have one 20Amp circuit dedicated for the tanks and equipment and one 20 amp dedicated to the fish room misc needs.

Tank update: Due to the snowy forecast in Denver this weekend, a one day delay in the tank stand assembly, and availability we have had to move the install to next Saturday. Patience is key in this hobby, luckily I have plenty of things to keep my mind busy for another week.

rds85 · Apr 9, 2020

RO update: With the old RO unit being stored for about 9 months, come to find out post installation, the O rings no longer hold seal, but I have a pretty picture of what the RO setup will look like once the new parts come in. For those who are into the details ( the carbon blocks and sediment filters are flipped positions and will be installed normally once the new parts are in)

this is me · Apr 9, 2020

Great dimension.

I wonder if you can run the waste water into a storage container and gravity feed it into the laundry machine. Not sure if the washing machine needs to see a certain PSI though.

rds85 · Apr 9, 2020

this is me said:
Great dimension.
I wonder if you can run the waste water into a storage container and gravity feed it into the laundry machine. Not sure if the washing machine needs to see a certain PSI though.

Thank you.

hahaha it is a good thought. But I do not think this would work out as idealized. I am on board with conserving water waste though process though!